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The American Molding Machine

Today as I watched the full video of the Q&A session with Rev. Wright (he ethered the shit out of that troll lookin ass chick asking the questions) and then minutes later hearing that Obama had denounced what he was saying I came to the realization that America has and is a molding machine. In order to be apart of what is considered mainstream America, this dillusional-always thinking its right and never in the wrong-America, you have to be groomed and must maintain that look.

Maybe its possible Obama seperated himself in order to help win the next primary and get the nomination but the more and more he campaigns the more its like he has to fit in this mold. Its kinda like when your homeboy get a nice ass job. You know he cant come in as is, he has to talk a certain way, dress a certain way and he knows if he slips up in any sort of way his ass will be out before he can get a chance to defend himself. 

He's been under more criticism than anyone else and under circumstances which pale in comparison to the other candidates. Whites were scared to vote for him because his name was muslim, then they were wondering if they should trust him cause his middle name is Hussein (how f*cking absurd is it to judge someone based off their middle name), then they were upset cause they thought he was linked to Louis Farrakahn, then they crucified him based off stuff his pastor said. Aside from his comment about being 'Biter' everything else was some bullshit they attached to him as opposed to what he's done.

 No one made a huge deal about Hillary lying, she turned and said 'i lied...shit happens' and people brushed it off. No one brought up her scandal with Peter Paul contributions. No one gave two shits about Mccain banging some other chick or his temper tantrums.

Obama couldnt even say anything definite about the Sean Bell trial cause if he would have sided with it being an injustice he would have been saying something that would be viewed as 'too black'. Honestly even though I voted for Obama and I would hope that someone else wins cause Bush fucked shit up so much that the next candidate is gonna have too much to deal with and unless they have a unbelievably good term, it would be looked at as failure on their part and not on what Bush set them up with.

Hopefully Obama and any other African Americans attempting to conquer the corporate world see that in order to get there you have to be more less a chameleon. Mad respect to Rev. Wright for defending the Black Church and people like Michael Eric Dyson, Tavis Smiley, Cornel West and even Al Sharpton for speaking out on the issues that effect us everyday and being straight forward.

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Thanx alot Flav...

As i was prepping this set list for this show for 2morrow in Milwaukee (if u in the area swing thru for a dope ass show), i had some time to watch tv. Lately its been between sports or watching Obama treat the shit out of Hillary and on occasion some videos if they ever play them. Today I managed to catch the worst show i seen since House of Payne and it was of course Under One Roof with Flava Fuckin Flav and if these are our standards for Black sitcoms then the bar aint really that high at all. At first I was just feeling stupid for wasting 20 minutes thinking this shit was gonna get better or at least entertaining, it was like watching an extremely bad impression of the early episodes of Fresh Prince. And from what i gather thats pretty much thats what they were shooting for:

Flav = Will - A dude from the hood, moving into a rich neighborhood with his family
Rich Brother = Uncle Phil - Rich black guy, doesnt want anything to do with anything ghetto (only difference is dude married a white women)
A geeky son = Carlton - I dont need to explain it
Dumb Ditzy Daughter = Hillary
Smart mouth Chinese Maid = Jeffrey the Butler - Apparently the cipher aint complete without a smart mouthed foreigner

Straight up, there will never ever be another Fresh Prince period, but to come straight out and copy is dumb. Then to make it worst, they had enough money to get Debo on it and this nigga was playing a gay nigga fresh out the pen trying have sex with Flav. I use to have some respect for dude regardless if he aint have any good roles since Friday but this was damn near up with Ving Rames and Holiday Heart, not really as bad but its almost up there. Flav gave us the GoldDigger Extravaganza that is Flavor Of Love and now this... All I wanna know is...what is Chuck D thinking?

 New music on its way, I promise. www.myspace.com/add2

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The Anti-Bullshit Coalition

Lately, I've come to terms with the fact I have 'Back in my days' syndrome, just how my father would tell me 'Boy that shit them niggas is making aint music, thats just noise...Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie, Marvin...thats real music' I have become as well. I almost had a heart attack when someone told me Shawty Lo album is killing the streets right now (a statement i will never take serious, ever in life). Every day i been arguing with my manager and other artists about whats wack and why its wack but apparently there's not a consensus. At first I thought maybe its just me, maybe i'm not giving them the proper chance and i'm expecting too much out of new artist...but then i thought again cause this shit is bullshit but niggas is making a million and one excuses for why they won't call it what it is.

 1. Just cause you live what you're rapping about doesn't mean you can rap. Point Blank Period. Birdman can pop bottles all day and night but should he be the one rapping...HELL NO. Take that bullshit somewhere else

2. Not everyone is a rapper or should be on a track...or on stage. Everybody rap, everybody got a mixtape, everybody got a myspace and they all think they hot. BULLSHIT. Some people need to invest in other talents they might have like bagging groceries or fixing engines in that driveway you call a shop. If you're the ceo of the label be the ceo of the label, the only one who needs to be seen is Diddy and thats cause Bad Boy is pretty much just Diddy anyway so if he out there them niggas dont exist. Dj Kahled has no reason to be on the track, from what i gather he doesnt produce the beats, he just gets the same people together for a song, we dont need his annoying ass screaming 'WE THE BESSST WHO? WEEEEE'. Another thing bringing every member of your crew on stage and all of em just stand there is a waste.

3. Freestyles - First off i would like to thank Crooked I for reviving freestyles because for a loooong time it had just been gradually getting worse. At one point back in the day when you heard a freestyle it was a good chance that the artist was about to kill it or flip it in a way you would wanna hear it over and over (i.e Eminem over the Mobb Deep joint). But now its just the same ol same ol bullshit about guns and drugs in the same flow. Someone sent this to me cause they knew it would piss me off, apparently Soulja Boy is also doing his own version of Hiphop weekly except he puts up a new freestyle when enough people play his shit (so im conflicted in spreading it, cause if you play it he'll make another and thus continuing the Bullshit). This shit is embarassing "In the club the hoes screaming Soulja Boy/ we dont give a fuck i'm riding in a toyota"...wtf?

4. Hating and being real - Everybody aint hating and even in hating there's some sense of truth in it. To me hating is when a nigga shit on you just cause. But if someone is rapping off beat and you say 'Yo fam...u rapping off beat' then that just means yo sloppy ass was all over the track.

5. Real Hip Hop - This is something i feel is necessary to say real hip hop music has to step it up if we want to erase some of the garbage thats going on. Lupe, Wale and Blu cant do it by  themselves. We can't be rapping like 'methphorical cataclismic rhythmic sonic bubonic plague rages inside of my body like Aids' and expect the masses to embrace it.

Great Moment in Anti-Bullshit History: "your life is played out like Kwame and them fuckin Polka Dots" Biggie

So i encourage all of yall to join the Anti-Bullshit Coalition, if its BULLSHIT start being unapologetic about it. If you're a stan, have enough sense to believe that the person you worshipping is not perfect. Talented emcee's time to step the game up. And if your a grown man playing Dance Dance Revolution....stop it immediately

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